Question

Which sentence from the story initiates the action?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The banker who was younger and more nervous in those days was suddenly carried away by excitement; he struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man.

Explanation:

The other options given does not convey any of the action part:

A. Among the guests was a young lawyer, a young man of five-and-twenty.

C. And this wild, senseless bet was carried out!

D. The banker, spoilt and frivolous, with millions beyond his reckoning, was delighted at the bet.

Only option B conveys the action element that banker struck his fist at the table against the young man.